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<p>Angelina Jolie made the difficult choice of having her breasts, ovaries and fallopian tubes removed because genetic tests showed, without the elective surgery, she had an 87 percent chance of getting breast cancer and a 50 percent chance of developing ovarian cancer.</p><p>Jolie's mother died at 56 years old. She also lost her grandmother and aunt to cancer. In a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/24/opinion/angelina-jolie-pitt-diary-of-a-surgery.html?_r=0" target="_blank">New York Times op-ed</a> the filmmaker and actress explained why she made that decision.</p>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 10:00:00 +0000Ann Thompson39408 at http://wvxu.orgGenetic testing: Would you do it?How is this truck making pothole repairs permanent?http://wvxu.org/post/how-truck-making-pothole-repairs-permanent
<p>Potholes can be punishing on your car and wallet. A new AAA survey estimates they cost drivers $6.4 billion per year. They also cost the transportation departments that have to repair the roads.</p><p>Cincinnati is in the process of filling 10,000 potholes in three weeks.</p><p>But what if work crews could repair potholes permanently? They can, according to Roger Filion, president of <a href="http://kasiinfrared.com/" target="_blank">Kasi Infrared</a>.</p>Mon, 23 Mar 2015 10:00:00 +0000Ann Thompson39202 at http://wvxu.orgHow is this truck making pothole repairs permanent?Eyeing technology to do new and interesting thingshttp://wvxu.org/post/eyeing-technology-do-new-and-interesting-things
<p>Seeing is believing for University of Cincinnati psychology graduate students who are using eye-tracking devices to study behavior.</p>Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:00:00 +0000Ann Thompson38756 at http://wvxu.orgEyeing technology to do new and interesting thingsWyoming firefighter shines new light on safetyhttp://wvxu.org/post/wyoming-firefighter-shines-new-light-safety
<p>Zachary Green, CEO of <a href="http://www.mn8foxfire.com/" target="_blank">MN8 FoxFire</a>, and a Wyoming volunteer firefighter, has found new uses for "glow-in-the-dark" technology and is marketing them nationally and internationally.</p><p>He uses photoluminescence technology to light up firefighter helmets, safety signs and floor markings that show a safe way out of a workspace when the electricity goes out.</p>Mon, 09 Mar 2015 10:00:00 +0000Ann Thompson38585 at http://wvxu.orgWyoming firefighter shines new light on safetyCitizen superheroes saving lives with NKU apphttp://wvxu.org/post/citizen-superheroes-saving-lives-nku-app
<p>On May 9, 2014 Oregon firefighter Scott Brawner was exercising at a health club when he got an alert on his smartphone. The notification was from <a href="http://www.pulsepoint.org/" target="_blank">PulsePoint</a>, an app <strong>originally designed and built by Northern Kentucky University</strong>.&nbsp; It was the idea of former California fire chief Richard Price.</p><p>The 9-1-1 connected mobile app is designed to alert CPR-trained citizens of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA)&nbsp; emergencies in their proximity.</p>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 11:00:00 +0000Ann Thompson38110 at http://wvxu.orgCitizen superheroes saving lives with NKU app